Machine for operating on metallic fastenings



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G. GODDU. MACHINE FOR OPERATING 0N METALLIC FASTENINGS.

5 SHE *s'-sHEET1.

Feb. 13, 1923.,

G. GODDU.

MACHINE' FOR oPERATlNG 0N METALLIC FASTENINGS.

FILED FEB. 14| 1919. 5 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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G. GO'DDU. y MACHINE FOR OPERATING 0N METALLIC FASTENINGS.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

FILED FEB. I4, 1919.

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G. GODDU.

MACHINE FOR OPERATING 0N METALLIC FASTENINGS.

FILED FEB. 14, 1919. 5 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

MACHINE FOR OPERA'TING 0N METALLI!) FASTENINGS.

FILED FEB.14.1919. 5 SHEETS-SHEET 5.

Feb. 13, 1923.

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Ill/l Patented Feb. 13, 1923.l

`narran STAY-'rss PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE GODDU, OF WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR :TO lUNITED SHOE l MACHINERY CORPORATION, NEW JERSEY.

or PATEns'oN,

NEW JERSEY, AICORPORTION OF MACHINE FOR OPERATING ON METALLICLFASTENINGS.

Application yiled February 14, 1919. Serial No. 276,956.

Be it known that I, GEORGE GonDU, a citizen of the United States, 'residing at Winchester, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvements in Machines for Operating on Metallic Fastenings, of which the vfollowing description, in connection .with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like reference characters on the drawings indicating like parts in the several figures.

This invention relates to niacliines for operating on metallic fastenings and will be hereinafter described as embodied in a machine for'shaping the heads of nails including those of small size generally denominated tacks i The heads `of nails or tacks' as they are discharged from the nail making machines are often unsymmetrical and formed with burrs projecting from them. It is desirable for many purposes, for example, when the nails or tacks are used in the manufacture of shoes, that their heads be uniform in shape and size to permit them tov be fed readily down the raceway of the machine b v which they are inserted into the shoe and to enhance the appearance of the shoe.

AOne of the objects of the invention is to provide an improvedmachine for shaping the heads of nails. which will be simple in construction and efficient and reliable in operation and which can be operated at great speed So as to produce a large output. To this end, an important feature of the invention resides in the provision of means for transferring the nails directly from the stationary raceway by which they are Supported in the machine to the shaping means,

which preferably comprises a punch and a the 'raceway which conducts the nails to the transferring means, and to mechanism for maintaining a steady fiow of nails down the.

raceway.

Although the invention is herein lshown as embodied in a machine for shaping the heads of nails,'it is recognized that many of the features of the invention are not restricted thereto but may be used in other relations including use 'in machines of other types for operating on metallic fastening's. It is, therefore, not intended to limit the scope of tlieinvention except as required by the claims. y

'Other objects' and features of the invention will appear as the description'proceeds vand will be pointed out inthe appendedk i claims.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a' peispective view of a machine accordingcto the invention;

Fig. 2 is` a view in side elevation, certain parts being shown in cross sectlon;

Fig. 3 shows the operating means for the l gripping members and the separator;

l4 ig. 4 is a view of the slide which carries the gripping members;

. Fig. 5 is a detail of the cam slide which controls the closing and releasing move' ments of the grippers; .f

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the die carrying slide and the means for supplying the fastenings to be trimmed to the die with the die in lowered position and the grippers disposed to present a fastening in alinement with the opening of the die;

Fig.' 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6 but showing the die carrying slide in raised position andthe grippers retracted to receive a fastening from the raceway;

Fig. 8 is a view in detail of the die carrying slide;

Fig. 9 is a brokenview of one of the frame members which guide the movements of the die carrying slide showing the cam members carried thereby for operating the jaws which center the fastening in the die;

Fig. 10 is a view in cross-section through the die carrying slide illustrating the character of the engagement of the fastening by the upper and lower centering jaws ;k

Fig. 11-1s a view in cross-section of the punch supporting means and the die carrying slide Fig. 12 is a view in side elevation of the upper portion of the raceway;

Fig. 13 is a detail view of the raceway and parts associated therewith; f

Fig. 14 is a view in cross-section of the means for attaching the two sides of the raceway together;

Fig. 15 illustrates the parts shown in Fig. 14 in separated relation;

Fig. 16 exhibits the manner m which a fastening is gripped by the gripping membersl Fig. 17 shows the vgripping members in perspective; I

Fig. '18 is a view of the plate which secures the die button into the die carrying slide;

Fig. 19 depicts a tack as delivered from the tack making machine.; and y Fig. 20 shows the tack after it has been operated upon by the machine of this inven# tion.

The invention will be described as incorporated in a machine for trimming the heads of tacks such as are used in the manufacture Tof boots and shoes.

The frame 2 of the machinehas mounted therein a drive shaft 4 carrying tight and loose pulleys 6 and 8 respectively. Movement is transmitted tothe driving shaft 4 from any suitable source of power by a belt passing between the arms of a bifurcated member 10 carried by a bar 12 slidable in bearings 14 on the frame .2 and having a handle member 16 for manipulation by the operator.

Mounted on the front of the machine is a slide 18 carrying a die member 19 having an opening designed to receive the tacks one by one with their heads lying on the upper surface of the die. The'slide 18 is operated to carry the head of a tack in the die into en-. gagement with a stationary punch 20 by a cam 21 on the driving shaft 4 having a groove in its f-ace which receives a roll 22 carried by the slide. Preferably, and as shown, the die member 19' is constructed in the form of a button which rests 0n the upper surface of a supporting member 24 socketed into the slide 18 and secured therein by a set screw 26. The button 19 has rounded sides converging toward its upper surface and is maintained in proper position on the member 24 by a plate 28 having 'a reduced extension or ear 29 provided with an opening 30, the wall ,ofwhich is formed to fit over the button 19. The plate 28 is prov.vided with slots 31 and 32, the former of -which receives ha screw bolt 34 for securing 2O is mounted in a chuck 44secr'ed within a sleeve 46 by a Iiut 48whic1h, when tight-y ened, causes thesplit portions of theichuck to be clamped on the punch by reason of the enga-gement of their flared surfaces 50 with correspondingly flared surfaces at the lower end of the sleeve 46. The sleeveV 46 is received within a second sleeve 52 mounted for vertical adjustment in a split bearing on the casting 54y forming part of the machine frame and capable of being secured in any of its various positions of adjustment by a screw 56. The sleeve 46 is of less diameter than the passage in the sleeve 52, thus permitting adjustment of said sleeve and consequently of the punch 20 in any direc-tion desired. rlhe sleeves 46 and 52'have lateral extensions 58 and 6() respectively, and the sleeve 46 is maintained in .its various positions of adjustment relatively to thev sleeve 52 by a nut 62 threaded on the upper end of. the sleeve 46 and a screw 64 passing through a slot in the extension 60 and threaded into the extension The nut 62 acts frictionally against the edge of the sleeve 52, washers or the like being preferably interposed between the nut and sleeve.

The tacks are conducted to a point adjacent to the punch 2O and die 19 by al raceway 66 having a slot to receive the-Shanks of the tacks supported by their heads from the raceway. Means are provided for receiving the tacks successively from the raceway and transferring them directly to the die. In the illustrated embodiment of the invention, such means comprises gripping members 68 and 70 adapted to grasp the shank 'of the endmost tack in the raceway and movable together 'substantially in the vertical plane of the slot of the raceway to convey it to the die 19. The end of the raceway is shouldered or recessed at 72, and movable forwardly of and in substantial contact with the vertical surfaces at the rear of said reces'ses is a tack separator 74 (Fig. 6) func-y 2 and 3) carried by a. roc-k shaft 76 ournaled in the?, frame 2 of the machine and having conected theretoan arm 77 operated in one direction a cam 78 on the driving shaft 4 and in the opposite direction by a spring 7 9 vconnected to the arm 77 and to the frame. Lugs 8() project from the raceway so as to overhang the separator 74 for a purpose to be hereinafter described.

The gripping members 68 and 70 are carried by'arms 81 and 82 fulcrumed at 83 and 84 respectively on a slide 86 mounted in a guideway 88 secured tothe frame of the machine b v screws 89. Pivoted in ears 90 and 92 on the slide is a block 94 embraced by the bifurcated upper end of a lever 96 mounted'on a stud shaft 98 and having e i roll 100 received in the cam groove 102 of a cylinder 104 on the shaft 4.

Movement 'of the slidev 86by the lever 96' carries the grippers 68 and 70-between the tack receiving position and a position in alinement with'the opening of the die 19. The gripping' members are closed Yon the endmost tack in the raceway when in receiving position and are opened'when-alined with the dieto discharge the tack into the die. A spring 105 is interposed between the rearends of the arms 81 and.82 and tends to move the grippers toward each other. The

arms are provided with rolls 106 .which engage recessed cam surfaces108 and `109 on` a cam slide 112 formed with shouldered yportions 110 and 111 disposed forwardly of the recesses. r1`he cam slide 112 is also mounted in the guideway 88 and depending therefrom are ears 114 and 116 bearing a pivk1'oted block 118 which is engaged by the bifurcated upper end of an operating lever 120 carried by a stud 122 and having a roll. 124 riding in a groove 126 of the cam cylinder 104, The levers 96 and 120 are retained on their respective shafts by a lplate 127 attached to the frame by a bolt 128.

In order to adapt the gripping members to receive the tacks directly from the race'- Waythegripping member is formed with a concave tack engaging surface 129 extending inwardly from its rear surface 130 substantially to the middle `of the member thus forming a recess to receive the shank of a tack, whereas the tack engaging surface 131 of the gripper 68 is inclined from its rear surface 132 away from the adjacent face ofI the gripper 70 so as to maintain the shank of the tack in the recess 129. In order betterto engage the-shank of the tack, the surface 131 of the gripper 68` is recessed slightly at 134 (Fig. 16). The construction and operation of the gripping members to receive the tacks from the race-l way and convey them directly to the die 19 conduces greatly to the speed withwhich the machine may be operated.

The construction and arrangement of the gripper slide 86 and cam slide 112 and their operating means issuch that, upon forward movement of the gripper slide to carry a tack to the die, the rolls 106 are moved from positions Iadjacent to the right han-d ends of the cam recesses 108 and 109, as seen in Fig.

3, to positions adjacent to the shoulders 110 and 111 of said recesses. rThe gripper slide 86 being then held stationary, the cam slide 102 is moved rearwardly carrying the shouldered `portions 110 and 111 into engagement with the rolls 106, thereby separating the gripping members 68 and 70 to permit the tack carried by them to fall into the die opening. Upon continued operation of the machine, the gripper slide 86 and vcam slide 112 are moved together' rearwardly, the rolls 106. being maintained' on the shouldered portions 110 and 11,1 to retain the grippers in separated relation during a-part of their return movement to clear the shank of the tack. The cam, slide 112 is then moved forwardly while the yrearward movement ofthe gripper` slidecontnues, thufscausing the rolls 106 to pass off 4th'eshoulders 110 and 111 into the recesses 108 and 109. When the gripper slide 86 approaches the limit of its rearward movement, the roll on the arm 81 ridesv onto the raised portion of the cam slide to the rear .of the recess 108, that is, to the right of such surface as seen in Fig. 3, and thus moves the gripper 68 away from 4the gripper70.l

The recess 109, however, is longer than the recess ,108,l in consequence of whlch the gripper 70 is n o't moved away from the gripper 68 upon the ret-urn movement of the grippers to vtack receiving position, but the substantially straight rearward portion of its concave surface 129 is alined withv the corresponding wall ofthe slot of the raceway. The grippers 68 and 70 are caused closely to approach the separator 74 'which normally precludes movement of the tacks down the raceway so that, when the separatorl is re. tracte'd from its position in front of the raceway slot, the endmost tack moves downwardly, supported by the lugs SO-intothe recess of the gripper 70, after which the cam slide 112 is withdrawn toward the right (F ig. 3) permitting the roll on thedownwardly so as to maintain the tack in predetermined relation to the grippers, which are preferably so disposed as to p resent the tack to the' die in vertical position and, to this end, are mounted for angular adjustment in split holders 136 and 138 on the arms 81 and 82 respectively, being ,held in adjusted position by screw bolts or the like 140 and'142. To facilitate the adjustment .of the grippers,they are formed with angular heads 144 and v146 for engagement by a suitable tool. 1t will be manifest from the foregoing that the pointvof the tack in the 'grippers may be advanced or retarded ,as desired by turning the grippers in their holders.

. It isessential that the heads ofthe tacks be accuratelyjcentered in the die, since otherthe tach. lin the illustrated construction, the upper centering jaws 148 and l150 are carried by arms 152 and 154 pivoted on studs 156 and 157.' Plates 158 on thel arms 152 'and 154 are recessedladjustably to receive the jaws 148 and 150 and are caused to clamp the jaws against the arms by screw..

bolts or the like 159. The studs 156 and 157 are journaled in the slide 18 and in a plate 160 secured to the laterally/extending portion 161 of the slide 18 by a screw 162.

The lower centering jaws 163 and 164 are received in grooves in the upper surface of the member 24 so as to underlie the die button 19,and are pivotally carried by arms 166 and 168 also pivoted on the studs 156 and 157.4 Both of the pairs of centering jaws are normally maintained in closed relation. As shown, this is accomplished by a spring 17 0 connected to lll-shaped yokes 172 and 174 having their ends formed to enga-ge the upper portions of levers 152, 166 and 154, 1.68 respectively. The yokes tend in all positions ofthe'arms to move them toward each other, swinging about their connections with the spring 170 when the arms engaged thereby are moved relatively to eachother.

In the illustrated construction, the slide 18 is guided in its movements by .members 176 and 178 bolted to thel machine frame. Preferably, the operating means for the. uplper and lower centering jaws is carried by said members and, as shown, that 'for the upper centering jaws comrises cam 4members 180 and 182 arran to engage idler rolls on the arms 152 and 154 respectively and having screw andslot connections 184 and 186 with the members 176 and 178. rlhe cam members 180 and 182 have shoulders 188 and 190 which operate upon upward movement ofthe slide 18 to' open the upper centering jaws 148 and 150, just priorto the enga ment of the head of the tack by the punc to permit it to drop down upon the die. 'lhe means for controlling the lower centering jaws 163 and 164 comprises cam members 192 and 193 adjustably secured to the members 176 and .178 by screw and slot connections 194 and 195 and having cam shoulders 196 and 198. between which is a depressed portion 199. lldler rolls on the arms 166 and 168 engage the cam members 192 and 193. When upward movement of'4 the slide 18 has continued to a point such that the head of the tack'is forced nearly through the opening of the die 19,. the rolls on the arms 166 and 168 engage the shoulmagari ders 196of ther-cam members 192 and 193, in

consequence of which the jaws 163 and 164k are separated to permit the tack to be discharged from the die. The purpose of thel shouldersm198 is again to separate-the jaws 163 and 164 on the downward movement of the slide to insure the roper delivery of the taclrto the tube 200 lhigs. 1, 2 and 11) by which it is conducted to a suitable recepplate 206 in which is journaled oneend of a shaft 208 which carries a toothed clearing wheel 210 disposed over the slot of the raceway. The shaft 208 also passes through the plate 212 upon which the chute- 204 is mounted and carries at its Vend 'a milled member 213 by which it may be rotated manually. The driving means for. the sha-ft comp-rises a pulley over which vpasses a belt' 214 which vreceives motion in any suitable manner (not shown) from the driving shaft.l

4. The clearing wheel 210 removes from the raceway any tacks which lie loosely thereon or whose Shanks are not roperly positioned in the raceway slot. llii order to permit ready access to the, portion of the raceway 'adjacent tothe clearing wheel,a p-axt'of the chute204 is pivot/ed to the machine frame so that it maybe swung back.

rllhe walls of the racewayare beveled or chamfered on their upper sides 'as indicated- ,at216 (Fig. 1) and movable along the beveled surfaces are members 218 adjustably connected vto an actuating member 220 slidably mounted on the cover plate 222 .of the raceway. 7 rllhe member 220 is reciprocated by an arm 224 having a pin and slot *connection therewith and mounted on a rck shaft journaled in the frame of the machine. Also carried by the rock shaft (Fig. 1') ,is an arm 226 having a pin which is maintained .against a toothed wheel 228 on the shaft 208 by a leaf spring 230 (F ig. 1).

Upon' rotation of the shaft 208, the member 22() is moved in one direction by the toothed wheel 228 and in the other by the spring 230. rllhe members 218 operate adjacent to .the point of closest approach of the clear- Y ing wheel 210 to theraceway and supplement Athe actionof the wheel in removing.

the loose tacks therefrom. v The actuating member220 has a curved forward surface 231 corresponding in shape 'iet to the periphery of the wheel 210' and con- I verging toward the lower surface of said' member to form a point 232. Extendingj from the member 220Y is ablade 233 which flac face in aline'ment with the lower surface of" the actuating member 220.' The blade 233 and the groove of the clearing Wheel 210 g. liegin the vertical plane of theraceway slot,

and the end surface of the blade is inclined -downwardly. as indicated at 235.- It fre-- quently happens that tacks havingtheir shanks disposed more or less vertically in the slot of the raceWay do not drop all the way into the slot by reason, for example, of

' I bein too closely' grouped inthe slot. The

hea s of suchtacks, when they come into engagement with nthe inclined surface 235, will be gradually forced downwardly into the slot. The blade 233 partakes, of course, of the reciprocations of the member 220 and by its movement agitates the tacks engaged by it as well as exerts pressure on their heads and thus works or manipulates them into proper position in the raceway slot. .A clearin device 236 is connected to the chute 204 and the clearing wheel so asto remove therefrom any tacks which may become lodged therein.

In order to effect a steady and uninterrupted flow of tacks down the raceway, simple and eiicient means are provided for vibrating the raceway. Preferably, the construction of the raceway vibrating means is such as to move the raceway both vertically and horizontally. As shown, such means comprises a projection 237 extending later-.

ally from the side of the raceway and having a down-turned end against which im.- pinges the end of an arm 238 carried by the rock shaft upon which the arm 224 which operates the actuating member 22() is mounted. The rock shaft and its -associated parts accordingly constitute common operating means for the actuating member 220 and the raceway vibrating or jarring means. The construction of the raceway 66 is preferably such that the slot may be adjusted better to adapt it for handling tacks of different sizes. To thisend, it isformed in two sections comprised by bars 240 and 242 attached together by bolts 246 threaded into the frame 2 of the machine. Each of said bolts isV surrounded by a sleeve- `247 -threaded into the bar 242 and abutting against the bar 240, by the rotation of which the bar 242may be adjusted toward and from the bar 240 to regulate the width of the slot. The end of the sleeve 247 is preferably flattened on the sides as indicated at 248 (Fig. l5) to facilitate the adjustment of the 'sleeve by a suitable tool. Caps 250 are interposed between flanges on the bolts 246 and the section 242 of the raceway.

Since the arm 238 moves upwardly, it tends to move the raceway' 66 upwardly, but, inasmuch as the larm 238 impinges has its end lying in the groove ofA transferring against'the projection 237 ataI considerable distance laterally from'the raceway 66, it also tends tovturn the raceway in a horit zontal direction about its oints of support on the machine frame. onsequently, Vthe v arm 238 tends to impart to the raceway 66 a compound vertical and horizontal move! ment. Moreover, inasmuch as the raceway 66 comprises two independent bars supported as above described, the outer bar 242 upon which the projection 237 is provided is vibrated to a greaterlextent than the inner bar 240. The bars 240 and 242 are` l firmly clamped to the machine frame and are movable under .fthe impulse ofthe arm 238 only to the extentv permitted by their own resiliency and any unavoidable looseness -in the attaching parts.

B reason ofthe irregular shapes. of the hea s of tacks when they are fed down the raceway of a trimming machine, they are more likely to clog than when they are fed down the raceway' of a nailing machine after their heads have been trimmed to make them symmetrical and of uniform size. It has been found that clogging of tacks in the raceways of trimming machmes is more effectively prevented and a more uniform feed of the tacks secured by the use of `mechanism of the character herein described than by the use of devices which vibrate the raceways of the machines only in single planes, whether vertical or horizontal. The manner of operation of the machine will, it is believed, be clearly apparent from 'the foregoing description, for which reason, a further exposition thereof is deemed unnecessary. l

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United lStates is: i

l. In a machine for shaping-.the heads of nails, the combination with a punch and a die, of a stationary race'way constructed and members movable substantially in the vertical plane of the raceway. A

3. In a machine of the class described, mea-ns for shaping the head of a fastening, 12e a stationary raceway constructed to support l and guide the fastenings, and means for the fastenings one by one directly from theraceway to the shaping means. 13@

55 an inclined raceway having a slot to receive 4. lin a machine of the class described,

means forpperating upon headed .fastenings,

a racewayi'having'a slot to receive the Shanks of fastenings supported by. their heads-from vi the racevvay, and means for succes sivelgy` 'moving' the' fastenings substantially in thel vertical plane of the slot of the raceway to transfer them from the racevvay to the op` 5. ln a machine ofthe class described,

constructed and arranged to supportjthe nails vin upright position, means for isolating the foremost nail in the raceway fromy the remaining nails, and means movable in a p'a-th substantially parallel to the vertical plane of the racevvay for transferring the isolated nail to the operating means.

6. In a machine of the class described,

means for operating upon the heads of fastenings, a stationary raceway constructed to support the fastenings in upright-position, means for isolating the foremost fastening in the raceway from the remaining fastenings, and means for transferring the isolated fastening directly from the racevvay to the operating means, said transferring means comprising a pair of gripping members movable toward and from each other 'to grip and release the fastening.

7. ln a machine of the class described, means for shaping the heads of fastenings,

' va raceway, and means for transferring the fastenings successively from'the raceway to the shaping meansl comprislng gripping members movable together from the raceway to 'the shaping means, means for closing the gripping members upon the shank of a fast- L heads from the racewa means for trans'-y ferri enlng A1p the raceway, means for moving said members to. carry the fastening to the shaping means, and means for opening said members to release the fastening after it has been carried to the shaping means.

8. lln a. machine for shaping the' heads of nails, the combination with a punch and a die, of a racevvay 'constructed to support nails inupright position, means for isolating the foremost nail 'in the 'racetway from the remaining nails, ripping members for trans ferring the iso ated nail directly from the raceway into alinement. with the punch and die, and means for closing the gripping.

members on said nail.

9. lln a machine of the class described, means for shaping the heads of faSteningS,

the Shanks of fastenings supported by their the fastenings rom the racevvay to the VVs aping means ,comprising gripping members movable trg/a position to receive the -endmost fasteni yg in the raceway betvveen them, means for controllin .the fast,-

enings in the racevvay, and means or operat-,l

ing the controlling means to lpermit movekoperable to- 'transfer-the "ffastenngs succesin upright position.

Maasai stirring wenn .any It" nient of endmost fastenin betvveentlie n grip ing members Aandto retain -the'reniainv ings in upright position, gripping lmembers sively from-, the' ..raceway to ftheshal'aing,`

means, a'slide upon which said members' are mounted,\1andlmeansfor movingf the slide'ina path substantially parallel to'thej,y

vertical plane ofthe raceimty. p i

11. ln a machine offtheclass described,- means for operating on the heads of fastenings, a raceway 1 adapted to `support the.

fastenings in upright position, .and means for transferring the fastenings successively 'from the raceway t0 the operating means comprising a sli le movable in. a path substantially -parallel to the vertical plane of the raceway, gripping ,members pivotally mounted on sald slide, means for operating the slide, and means for effectingmovements of the gripping members relatively to each other. I 12. In a machine of theclass described, means for operatingon the heads of fastenings, a raceway, and 'means for transferring the fastenings successively from .the race- Way to the operating means comprising' a slide, arms pivotally mounted on said slide, .gripping members carried byv said arms, meansfor operating the slide, and cam means movable relatively yto the slide and means for operating on fastenings,a "race- Way having a slot adapted to receive the Shanks of fastenings, and meansfor transferringfastenings from the racevva tothe operatmg means comprisingv a sli e movable substantially in the vertical plane of theslot, arms carried by the slide, gripping members mounted in said arms, and a cam slide for edectingfrelative movement of the gripping members.

14C; lln a machine for shaping the yheads of nails, the combination with a punchand a d ie, of a raceway constructed :to support' v nails in upright position, and gripping members for transferring the nails from the 'race-l Way to the punch and die formed with elon- Mtl) .gated surfaces-rigidly tosupport the nails `dnrizrig their transfer to the punchv and. die

and disposed to present the nails to the die I the 'man shaped rigidly to support the nails during their transfer to the die and to control the disposition of the nails relatively to the die, and means for supporting the gripping members for angular adjustment to aline the nails properly with the die.

16. In a machine of the `class described, means for operating on nails, a raceway, and means for transferring the nails from the raceway toward the operating means comprising gripping members, one of said members being formed with aconcave nail en-A gaging surface extending inwardly from the side of the memberA and the other of said members having a n ail engaging surfacedisposedto clamp the ynail into4 the recess formed by said concaveV surface.

17. In a machine of the class described, means for operating on fastenings, a raceway having Va slot to receive the, shanks of fastenings supported by their heads from the raceway, .and means'for transferrlng the fastenings from the raceway toward the` operating means comprlsing gripping members, one of said members having Ia concave engaging surface extending inwardly from the side of the member, and operating means for the gripping members constructed to position said gripping member with its engaging surface substantially in line with the corresponding wall of the raceway slot to permit movement of a .fastening lnto the recess formed by said concave surface and to move the other gripping member to clamp the fastening in said recess.

18. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a punch and4 a die, of means above the opening of the die for centering the head of a fastening relatively to the die, means below the opening of the die for centering the body of the fastening in the die, and independent means for operating said upper and lower centering means.

19. In a`machine of the class described,

the combination with a punch and a die, of-

a pair of jaws located above the opening of the die to center the head of a fastening relatively to said opening, a second pair of jaws located below the die to center the body of the fastening, means for opening the upper centering jaws to permit' the head of the fastening to fall downupon the die prior to the operation of the punch thereon, and

' means independent of the means for opening the upper centering jaws for opemng the lower centering jaws. Y

20. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a punch and a die, of a slide for carrying the die, a pair of jaws located above the opening of the die to center the head of a fastening relatively to said opening, a second pair of jaws below the die to center the body of the fastening, means for moving the slide to carry the head of the fastening `mto engagement with the punch, and separate means operable by movement of the slide for opening the pairs of jaws. Y

l 2l. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a punch and a die, of a slide for carrying the die, a pair of jaws located above the opening of the die to cen-l ter the head of a fastening relatively to said opening, means for moving the slide to carry the head of the fastening into engagement with the punch, cam means operable upon such movement of the slide to open the upper centering jaws prior to the engagement of the punch with the head of the fastening, and independent cam means operable upon -such movement of thev slide for opening the lower centering jaws subsequent -to the engagement of the punch with the head of thefastening.

22. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a punch and a die, of a frame, a member slidably mounted on the frame and carrying the die, jaws carried by I the combination with a punch and a die, of a y' slide carrying said die, arms fulcrumed on said slide, centering jaws mounted an said arms and positioned above and below the opening of the die, independent means operable on the arms carrying the upper centering jaws land the lower centering jaws respectively to open the jaws, and means common to said arms for effecting closing movement of the jaws.

24. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a punch and a die, of a slide carrying said die, arms fulcrumed on saidj slide', `upper and lower centering jaws -mounted in said arms, means operable on said arms to open the centering jaws, and means common to said arms and tending tov move lthe jaws to closed position. i

25. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a punch and a die, means for delivering fastenings to the die, means for moving the die to carry the head of a fastening in the die into engagement with the punch, a pair of jaws movable with the die and located below the die for centering the body of the fastening relatively tothe die,` and cam membersoperable upon such movement of the die to open the jaws.

26. In a machine of the clam described, the combination with a punch and a die,

of means for delivering fastenings to the die, centering jaws located below'the opening of the die, a slide carrying said die and centering jaws, means for moving the slide to carry the head of a fastening in the die into engagement with the punch, and stationary cam members operable subsequent to the engagemcntof the punch with the head ofthe fastening to open the centering aws.

J 27. ln a machine of the class described, the combination with a punch and a die, of means for delivering-fastenings to the die, a frame, a slide movable on said frame and carrying' said die, arms fulcrumed on said slide, centering jaws carried by said arms and located beneath the opening of the die` means for moving said slide to carrv the head of a fastening in the die into engagement with the punch, cam members carried by the frame and operable upon saidl arms upon such moveent of the slide to open the centering aws, and means tending to maintain said jaws in closed relation.

28. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a punch 'and a die, of a slide carrying thedie, means for moving the slide, centering jaws carried by the slide beneath the opening of the die, and means for opening said centering aws upon movement of the slide both to uppermost and lowermost positions to insure the delivery of the fastenings from said jaws.

29. lln a machine of the class described, a raceway constructed and' arranged to conduct fastenings supported by their heads and formed with a slot to receive the Shanks of the fastenings, means for delivering fastenings to said raceway, and a clearing wheel mounted above the raceway and having a groove alined with the slot of the race- In a machine of the class described, a raceway constructed and arranged to conduct fastenings supported by their heads and formed with a slot to receive the Shanks of the fastenings, means for delivering fastenings to the raceway, a cover plate overlying the slot of the raceway, and a member slidably mounted on the cover plate and provided with-an inclined lower surface converging toward the upper surface of the raceway in the direction of movement of the fastenings down the raceway and operating to position the fastenings in the slot of the raceway.

- 31. In a machine of the class described, a raceway constructed and arranged to conduct fastenings supported by their heads and formed with a slot to receive the shanks of the fastenings, means for delivering fastenings to the raceway, a clearing wheel provided with a groove in alinement with the slot of the raceway, and a member located within the groove of the clearing wheel and ine/rari ings down into the slot of the raceway in ad- Vance of thek point of operation of the clearing wheel thereon.

32. ln a machine of the class described, a raceway constructed and arranged to conduct fastenings supported by their heads and formed with a slot to receive the shanks of the fastenings, means for delivering fastenings to the raceway, a clearing wheel, and means for working the fastenings down into the slot of the raceway prior to the operation of the clearing vwheel thereon comprising a member overlying the slot of the raceway and formed with an inclined surface positioned for engagement with the heads of the fastenings.

33. lin a machine of the class described, a raceway constructed and arranged to conduct headed fastenings supported by their heads and formed with a slot to receive 'the shanks of the fastenings, means for delivering fastenings to the raceway, a cover plate overlying the slot of the raceways and a member slidably mounted on said platefor l movement in line with the slot of the raceway and having parts arranged in the vertiand formed with a slot to receive the Shanks of the fastenings, means for delivering fastenings to the raceway, atoothed clearing wheel for removingfastening's lying loosely on the `raceway, a cover plate overlying the slot of the raceway, and means carried by the' plate for operating on the fastenings in advance of the operation of the clearing wheel thereon to manipulate them down into the slot'of the raceway.

35. ln a machine of the class described, a raceway constructed and arranged to conduct fastenings supportedv by their heads and formed wih a slot to receive the Shanks of the fastenings, means for delivering fastenings to the raceway, a cover plate overlying the slot of the raceway, a member slidably mounted on said cover plate and provided with a pointed end overlying the slot of the raceway and spaced therefrom by a distance such as to engage improperly positioned vfastenings but to permit properly positioned fastenings to pass therebeneath, and means carried said member extendv fastenin' iai-movi` ing rearwardly of the pointed end of the member inthe direction of movement of the in the raceway for properly positioning t e fastenings in the slot of the race- Wa during their passage to said pointed en 36. In a machine of the class described, a raceway, and means for jarring said race- Way constructed and arranged to impart thereto a compound up andv down movement A I and a lateral movement.

37. In a machine of the class described, a raceway, a member projecting laterally from the side of the raceWay, and means for imparting blows on said member at a point spaced from the side of vthe raceway so as to vibrate said raceway both in a vertical and horizontal plane.

38. In a machine of the class described, a

raceWay, a member projecting laterally,

from the racewa 'and having itsend deiected substantie, ly in a vertical plane, and means for imparting blows successively upon the end of said member to jar the race- Way to facilitate the movement of fastenings down the raceWay.

39. In a machine'of the class described, a racevvay formed With a slot to receive the Shanks of fastenings supported by their heads from the raceWa-y, a member mounted for movement relatively to the raceway to lposition the fastenings in the slot of the raceway, means for jarring the racevvay, and common operating mechanism forl said means and said member.

40. In a machine of the class described, a raceway formed With a slot to receive the shanks of fastenings supported by their heads from the raceway, a cover plate overlying the slot of the raceway, a member slidably mounted on the cover plate for manipulating the fastenings into the slot of the racevvay, means for jarring the raceway, and common means for operating said member and said jarring means.

4l. In a machine of the class described, a raceway comprising members spaced from each other to form a slot to receive the Shanks of fastenings supported by their heads from'the racev'vay, means for adjusting said members toward and from each other to vary the Width of said slot, and means separate from the adjusting means `for clamping the members in adjusted relation.

42. In a machine of the class described, a racevvay comprising bars spaced from each other to Jform a slot to receive the Shanks of fastenings supported by theirheads from the raceway, members threaded into one of said bars and abutting against the other bar for adjusting said bars relatively to eaclr other to vary the Width of the racevvay slot, l

and means for securin said bars together.

43. In a machine o the class described, a

frame, a raceway comprising bars spaced j into one of said bars and abutting against the other bar for adjusting 'said bars relatively to each other tovarythe Width of the -raceWay slot, and bolts passing through said sleeved members for securing the bars 'together and to the frame,

44. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a punch, of a chuck in Which the punch is mounted, means for supporting thev chuck comprising a sleeve having an opening formed therein of greater diameter than the diameter of the chuck to permit movements of adjustment of the chuck within the sleeve', vand means for securing the chuck in its various positions of adjustment. v

45. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a frame, a sleeve mount-- ed loosely on the frame for free bodily movement relatively thereto, a punch carried by said sleeve, and means for securing the sleeve in various positions of adjustment on said frame.

46.- Iny a machine of the class described, a frame, a'sleeve mounted for vertical adjustment on the frame, means for securing said sleeve in` adjusted position, a second sleeve mounted Within the first-mentioned sleeve and of less diameter than the opening in the first-mentioned sleeve, and means co-acting Withl the upperpart of said second sleeve to secureit in `adjusted position relatively to the first-mentioned sleeve.`

47. In a'machine of the class described, a frame, a sleeve mounted for vertical adjustment on the frame, means for securing said sleeve in adjusted position,a second sleeve of less diameter than the opening in the first-mentioned sleeve mounted therein,K a

punch carried by the second-mentioned sleeve, and means co-acting with the upper part of the second-mentioned sleeve for-securing it in adjusted position relatively to ins a mentioned sleeve, a'punch carried by the second-mentioned sleeve, means for securing the second-mentioned sleeve in adjusted position relatively to theirst-mentioned sleeve comprising a member carriedby the secondrse mentioned sleeve and adapted for frictional engagement with the end of the first-mentioned sleeve, andv means for securing the lateral extensions of the sleeves together.

49. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a supportingmember having a vertical opening therein to receive depending headed fastenings, a die member inthe form of a button fitted into the upper surface ofthe supporting member, and means for 'securing the die member removably in position on the supporting member.

50. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a die having an opening therein to receive fastenings, a support for the die, a button fitted into the upper surface of the die, means for securing the button removably in position on the die comprising a plate having a portion adapted to fit over the outer surface of said button and another portion adapted Ato be removably secured to the support for the die, and means for securing the plate to the die support.

51. ln a machine of the class described, a punch, a die member having an opening to receive the punch, means for moving the d ie member upwardly to carry a fastening 1n the. die member against the punch, a raceway, means for successively isolating the endmost fastening in the raceway from the remaining' fastenings, and devices operable to engage the isolated fastenings succes- 'sively and to transfer them in a single operation from the raceway to a position in alinement with the opening of the die member and between' the die member and the punch so as to cause the fastenings to enter the opening of the die member when the die member is elevated toward the punch.

52. In a machine of the class described, a punch, a die member having an opening to receive the punch, a raceway constructed to support nails in upright position and having a slot to receive the Shanks of the nails, means for transferring the nails one by one directly from the raceway to a position inl alinement with the rpunch and the openingin the die member and between the punch and the diemember, and means for raising amasar the die member intermittently vtoward the vpunch to cause the nails to enter the open- Isupport nails in upright position and having a slot to receive the Shanks of the nails, devices movable substantially in the horizontal plane of the delivery end ofthe raceway for transferring the nailsV one by one directly from the raceway to a position in alinement with the punch and the opening in the die member, and means for raising the die member intermittentlytoward the punch to cause the nails to enter the opening of the die member and the heads of thenails to be carried against the punch.

54. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a punch, a. die member having an opening to receive the punch,-

means for moving the die member toward the punch to cause the punch to operate on a fastening in the die'.member, a raceway, and means for transferring fastenings one by one directly from the raceway to a position in alinement with the openingof the die member and between the die member and the punch so as to cause the fastenings to enter the opening of the die member upon successive movements of the die member toward the'punch.

55. lin a machine of the class described, a raceway, a member projecting from the raceway and having an inclined end, and means forl imparting blows successively upon the inclined end of said member to jar the raceway to facilitate the movement of fastenings down the raceway.

, 56. In a machine of the class described,

the combination of a raceway for transmit- 

